Lantern.



J. H. HILL.

LANTERN.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 1, 1909.

Patented Mar. 9, 1915.

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JAMES H. HILL, OF ROCHESTER, NEVJ YORK, ASSEGNOR T0 DEFIANGE LANTERN 86STAMIING (30., OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK LANTERN.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES H. HILL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lanterns; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to. the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to lanterns, and more particularly to means forlifting the globe and holding or securing it while in its raisedposition. v

It has for its object to provide at the throat of the elbow of the airtube, at the oil font, a bearing and lock for the lever employed forlifting. the globe, said bearing having at its upper end an eye for thepassage of the lever journaled therein and also a hook-portion spacedfromthe air tube to leave an opening between said portion and the tubefor the passage of the locking lever, said hook portion being formedwith a notch or recess to receive the lever and adapted to lock thelever when depressed to raise the globe, said lever being under theinfluence of a spring exerting a downward pressure on the globe andserving to hold the lever in the locking hook when the lever isdepressed and also to hold it against the bearing when the lever is inits normal position above and to one side of the hook when the globe isdown or seated.

It has also'for its object to so form and apply said bearing-piece thatit will bear against the vertical portion of the air tube and rest uponits horizontal portion at the throat of the elbow thereby giving themaximum rigidity and strength to the bearingpiece as well as bracing theair tube at its elbow.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and such other objects as mayhereinafter appear'the invention consists in the features hereinafterparticularly described and then sought to be clearly defined by theclaims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a parthereof, and in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of a lantern PatentedMar. 9, 1915,

Serial No. 505,460.

with the improvements applied thereto, a portion of the dome beingbroken away; Fig. 2 is a side elevation, and showing in dotted lines theposition of the parts when the globe is raised. Fig. 3 is a section online 33 of Fig. 1, on an enlarged scale.

In the drawing, the numeral. 1 designates the oil font; 2 the airchamber; 8 the air tubes; 4 the globe plate; 5 the dome; 6 the springfor holding down the globe; and 7 thelifting lever to which the globeplate is hinged, which parts may be of any well known approved pattern.

The lifting lever 7 isjournaled at one end in a bearing plate 8 which isangular in cross section by having theflange 9 bentat right angles tothe body portion 10. The flange 9 is formed with an eye or opening 11near its upper end for the passage of the lifting lever which at thatpoint is bent to form a crank arm 12. The upper part of the bearingplate 8 is formed with a hook or head 13 which extends in the directionof the adjacent air tube 3 but terminates at a point distant from thetube so as to leave an open space 14. .between it and the air tubethrough which the crank portion of the lifting lever may pass whendepressed for the purpose of lifting the globeplate and its globe. Thehook or head 13 is formed with a notch or recess 15 in which thelever-crank may enter when depressed and which will lock the lever inplace so that the globe and its supporting plate will be held in theirraised position against the tension of the spring 6 which exerts adownward pressure on the globe. The spring 6 exerts an inward tension onthe lifting lever so as to draw or pull the crank of the lever againstthe portion of the flange 9 in front of the hook or head 13 when thecrank is raised and the other part of the lever with the globe islowered and thus the parts are firmly held. When the crank is depressedso as to lift the globe and its plate against the tension of spring 6,the crank glides over the head or hook and passes between it and the airtube, and the tension of the spring 6 draws the crank into the notch orrecess and holds it therein under a spring tension so that it is lockedin position to hold the globe raised and under a steady pressure. Thebearing plate is rendered strong by reason of its angular cross sectionshape, and it is fitted in the throat 15 formed by strength of theparts, the portion of the bearing .plate next to the air tube is formedwith a laterally extending clip or ear 16 which fits in acorrespondingly"shaped opening formed in the air tube and is soldered ormay be brazed thereto, thus closing the cut-out portion of the tube, thetop and bottom walls or'edges of which constitute abutments for the topand bottom edges of 1 the lip or ear, and thus guard against thelip'being displaced and consequently add to the strength and stabilityof the parts. The opposite end of the lifting lever is journaled in abearing plate 17 likewise .made angular in cross section by having theflange 18 bent at right angles to the portion 19, said plate being setin the throat of the elbow and secured to the vertical as well as to thehorizontal portions of the air tube V by soldering or otherwise. Theflange 18 is formed with an eye 20 for the end of the lifting lever, andthe plate may be formed with an ear or lip 21 fitted in and secured tothe air tube in the same manner as the other bearing plate although itis not so necessary as there is not as much strain at this end of thelever as at the crank or operating end.

By journaling the operating end of the lever at the upper end ofthebearing-plate and providing thelocking hook at the same end the area ofsliding contact between the lever and the bearing-plate in movement ofthe lifting lever is reduced to the minimum thus lessening the wear onthe parts and prolonging their life as the point of contact ispractically along only one side or edge of the hook or head. Italso'makes it unnecessary to provide a separate locking feature forsecuring-the lever in the position it bears when the globe is loweredand to hold the globe steady in its lowered-position because the springwhich depresses the g obe holds'the latter steady and also secures thelever in its normal position since the tension of that spring exerts itsinfluence on the lever, so that in effect the lever in its liftingoperation acts against or in opposition to the globe depressing springand is held in itslocking recess by theretractile tensionof said spring.The advantage of the other features of construction have been set forthin describing their construction and application.

Having described my invention and set forth its merits, what Iclaim'is':V la'ln a lantern, the combination with the airtubes,globe-plate, globe,spring for boldsecure the globe in an elevated position against thetension of said spring, substantially as described.

' 2. In a lantern, the combination with the air tubes, globe plate,globe,-spring to hold 7 down the globe and'plate, and=lifting lever,

of a bearing plate for the operating end'of the lever, said platehavinga flan e extending at an angle therefrom and ormed at its upperend with an eye'for'the passage of the lever and with a hook or headspaced from the air tubeandformedwith a notch or recess to receive thelever whenin position to support the globe ina raised position, againstthe tension of-said spring, said spring operating to draw the leveragainst the flange of the. bearing-plate when the.

globe is lowered and the lever into the locking recess when the globe.is elevated, sub stantially as described.

3. In a lantern, the combination with the air tubes, globe-plate,and'lifting lever, of

a bearing plate for the operating; end of the lever, said plate beingfitted in the throat of the elbow and secured tothe' verticalandhorizontal portions of the-air tube andpro- .vided at its upper endwithan'eye forthe passage of the lifting lever andahook or head'spacedfrom the air tube andformed with a recess to receive the lever when inpositionto support the globe in an elevated position, substantially asdescribed;

4. In a lantern, the combination with the air-tubes, globe-plate, andlifting lever, of

a bearing plate for the operating endof the lever fitted in the-throatof the; elbow and secured to the vertical and horizontal portions of theair-tube, said plate having a lateral lip or ear secured to theair tubeand also formed at its upper end with an eye for the'lever and a hook orhead spaced from the air tube and formedwith a recess to receive thelever when in position to support the globe in: its elevated position,substantially as described.

.5.- In a lantern, the combination-with the air tubes, globe-plate, andlifting lever, of

angularly-bent bearing-plates for the oppo site ends of said lever, saidplates being located in the throats of the air-tube elbows and securedto the vertical and horizontally disposed portions :of the tubes, thebearingplate for theloperating end of the lever be- 1 ing formed at itsupper end with ahook or head spaced from the air-tube to leave a spacefor the passage of the lever-from above to below the head and formed:with a recess to receive the lever when in position andhaving its topand bottom edges abut- 10 to support the globe in its raised position,ting against the corresponding walls of said substantially as described.opening substantially as described.

6. In a lantern, the combination with the In testimony whereof I afliXmy signature i 5 air tubes, globe-plate, and lifting lever, of inpresence of two witnesses.

a bearing-plate for the operating end of the 7 JAMES H. HILL. lever,said plate formed with a laterally ex- Witnesses:

tending lip 01' ear fitting in a correspond- J. D. HENRY,

ingly shaped opening formed in the air tube F. WV. RUSSELL.

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Washington, D. G.

